BOOK BUDDIES  

BOOK BUDDIES PROGRAM SUCCESSFUL IN SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOLS

Seeking to recruit old and new Book Buddies 2010 - 2011! We seek adults who are concerned about the quality of public education in San Francisco, are troubled by the number of students who have few or no books in their homes and are bothered by the lack of support teachers are provided. The Book Buddies Program addresses all of these issues with a simple premise: we will provide books for students in public schools that do not provide them adequately.

View photos of Book Buddies 2009/2010 Here
Register for Book Buddies 2010/2011 Here

Program Description

* Adult Book Buddies will donate $40 and are paired with a student in a San Francisco school.
* Donation is used by pre-screened teachers, who participate in the Program to purchase appropriate books for the students to read in class and to keep for their home library.
* Adult Book Buddies write to the students four times each year and can except to receive four letters from their book buddy.
* Twice each year, Book Buddies sponsors get-togethers for the Book Buddies meet. Please visit website for specific dates. http://www.emanuelsf.org/events_gi_bookbuddies.htm

For more information, contact Social Justice Coordinator, Sandy Rechtschaffen at sandyr@emanuelsf.org or (415) 751-2541

 

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER FOR BOOK BUDDIES:

Book Buddy orientation at the Temple the evening of Wednesday, October 6, 7:00 - 8:00 pm

First get-together at the Tenderloin Community School: Thursday, November 4, 9:00-10:00 am and the second visit on April 7, 2011 from 9:00 - 10:00 am.

First get-togther at Starr King: Thursday, November 4, from 1:00 - 2:00pm and the second visit to be on April 7, 2011 from 1:00-2:00 pm.

If interested please contact:

Latrice Simmons, Second Grade General Education Teacher at Starr King- latricedsimmons@yahoo.com

Val Persky, Reading Specialist at the Tenderloin Community School -perskyv@sfusd.edu